{"id":418,"date":"2014-03-19T09:18:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T16:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2018-07-08T14:50:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T21:50:38","slug":"recap-st-patricks-day-is-a-kickstarter-boost-for-guys-reading-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/2014\/03\/recap-st-patricks-day-is-a-kickstarter-boost-for-guys-reading-poems\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: St. Patrick’s Day is a Kickstarter Boost for “Guys Reading Poems”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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St. Patrick’s Day brought plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, as the cast of “Guys Reading Poems” gathered to draw attention to the film, recruit new backers and celebrate those of you who’ve already backed the project. Here’s a recap for those of our backers not able to make it out to Los Angeles for the event at ‘The Addiction Bistro,’ an incredibly yummy restaurant whose sausages, pastas, green s’mores and friendly service made the evening a culinary, as well as crowdfunding, success.<\/p>\n

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“Guys Reading Poems” star Alexander Dreymon (“American Horror Story”) was on hand to mix and mingle with the crowd as well as speak about the importance of independent cinema.<\/p>\n

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\"Alexander
Alexander Dreymon thanks our backers at ‘The Addiction Bistro’ Photo by: Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Comedian Natasha Pearl Hansen reminded the ladies in the audience that it’s important for women to support men pursuing a noble cause.<\/p>\n

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\"Natasha
Natasha Pearl Hansen at ‘The Addiction Bistro’ Photo by Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Poetry began to meet cinema when film actor Justin Schwan met poet Steven Reigns, whose work was interpreted in “Guys Reading Poems” under the direction of Hunter Lee Hughes.<\/p>\n

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Rex Lee (“Entourage”) even stopped by to give some of our cast a little encouragement.<\/p>\n

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Actors Vincent Montuel and Alexander Dreymon found our success finding new backers a pretty good reason to smile.<\/p>\n

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From left: Alexander Dreymon, Vincent Montuel outside ‘The Addiction Bistro’ Photo by Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Our wonderful photographer Michael J. Douglass told our cast guys to “look serious” so we obliged\u2026maybe a little TOO much.<\/p>\n

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From left: Blake Sheldon, Gopal Divan, Alexander Dreymon, Hunter Lee Hughes, Jerod Meagher, Justin Schwan, Vincent Montuel outside ‘The Addiction Bistro’ Photo by: Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

And finally, our last “guy” Jason Fracaro, also one of our producers, made it to the event after a long day of responsibilities, just in time to pose with costume designer Shpetim Zero and fellow actor Jerod Meagher.<\/p>\n

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From left: Shpetim Zero, Jason Fracaro, Jerod Meagher at ‘The Addiction Bistro’ Photo by: Michael J. Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A huge thank you to ALL the new backers who made our event so successful, whether you attended in person or from a distance. Our new backers are:<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Remember, if you enjoy these photos please click the “Like” heart at the top of this update. That’s one of the best ways to expose other Kickstarter users to our project. In fact, you can go back and “like” ANY of the updates you’ve enjoyed so far.<\/p>\n

Also…let’s get to 200 backers by the end of the week. How can we do that? Simple. Each of you reaches out to one person – just one person – and encourages them to back the project at any level. At this point, you’re an army – 122 strong. All it takes is one email, one phone call, maybe even just one text message from each of you to double our ranks. Let’s do it!<\/p>\n

In poets we trust,<\/p>\n

Hunter Lee Hughes<\/a><\/p>\n

Director, “Guys Reading Poems”<\/p>\n

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We celebrated St. Patrick’s day with a fundraiser for “Guys Reading Poems” featuring Alexander Dreymon, Rex Lee, Jerod Meagher, Gopal Divan, Natasha Pearl Hansen, Justin Schwan, Steven Reigns and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

St. Patrick's Day brought plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, as the cast of \"Guys Reading Poems\" gathered to draw attention to the film, recruit new backers and celebrate those of you who've already backed the project. Here's a recap for those of our backers not able to make it out to Los Angeles for the event at 'The Addiction Bistro,' an incredibly yummy restaurant whose sausages, pastas, green s'mores and friendly service made the evening a culinary, as well as crowdfunding, success.<\/p>

---<\/p>

\"Guys Reading Poems\" star Alexander Dreymon (\"American Horror Story\") was on hand to mix and mingle with the crowd as well as speak about the importance of independent cinema.<\/p>

\"Alexander
Alexander Dreymon thanks our backers at 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by: Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Comedian Natasha Pearl Hansen reminded the ladies in the audience that it's important for women to support men pursuing a noble cause.<\/p>

\"Natasha
Natasha Pearl Hansen at 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Poetry began to meet cinema when film actor Justin Schwan met poet Steven Reigns, whose work was interpreted in \"Guys Reading Poems\" under the direction of Hunter Lee Hughes.<\/p>

\"From
From left: Justin Schwan, Steven Reigns, Hunter Lee Hughes at 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Rex Lee (\"Entourage\") even stopped by to give some of our cast a little encouragement.<\/p>

\"From
From left: Gopal Divan, Blake Sheldon, Sammy Dean Kusler, Rex Lee at 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by Michael J. Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Actors Vincent Montuel and Alexander Dreymon found our success finding new backers a pretty good reason to smile.<\/p>

\"From
From left: Alexander Dreymon, Vincent Montuel outside 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Our wonderful photographer Michael J. Douglass told our cast guys to \"look serious\" so we obliged\u2026maybe a little TOO much.<\/p>

\"From
From left: Blake Sheldon, Gopal Divan, Alexander Dreymon, Hunter Lee Hughes, Jerod Meagher, Justin Schwan, Vincent Montuel outside 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by: Michael J Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

And finally, our last \"guy\" Jason Fracaro, also one of our producers, made it to the event after a long day of responsibilities, just in time to pose with costume designer Shpetim Zero and fellow actor Jerod Meagher.<\/p>

\"From
From left: Shpetim Zero, Jason Fracaro, Jerod Meagher at 'The Addiction Bistro' Photo by: Michael J. Douglass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

A huge thank you to ALL the new backers who made our event so successful, whether you attended in person or from a distance. Our new backers are:<\/p>

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100. Andrew Boyle<\/p>

101. Cody Bayne<\/p>

102. Corey Rieger<\/p>

103. Nicholas Kimutis<\/p>

104. Bill Bailey<\/p>

105. Zach Noe Towers<\/p>

106. Colt Meagher<\/p>

107. John Physioc<\/p>

108. Steven Stanley<\/p>

109. Kathi<\/p>

110. Betty Sanders<\/p>

111. Alessandro Piersimoni<\/p>

112. Randy Vasquez<\/p>

113. Chuck Coleman<\/p>

114. Desi Slavcakes<\/p>

115. Zack Ament<\/p>

116. Phil Rodriguez<\/p>

117. Steven Braund<\/p>

118. Milan Dandwani<\/p>

119. Gloria Bradbury<\/p>

120. Julie Levine<\/p>

121. Sean U'ren<\/p>

122. Laree' Griffith<\/p>

[\/learn_more]<\/p>

Remember, if you enjoy these photos please click the \"Like\" heart at the top of this update. That's one of the best ways to expose other Kickstarter users to our project. In fact, you can go back and \"like\" ANY of the updates you've enjoyed so far.<\/p>

Also...let's get to 200 backers by the end of the week. How can we do that? Simple. Each of you reaches out to one person - just one person - and encourages them to back the project at any level. At this point, you're an army - 122 strong. All it takes is one email, one phone call, maybe even just one text message from each of you to double our ranks. Let's do it!<\/p>

In poets we trust,<\/p>

Hunter Lee Hughes<\/a><\/p>

Director, \"Guys Reading Poems\"<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_182\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"640\"]\"Guys<\/a> Photography by Jason Fracaro[\/caption]

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